Scott Wiener’s AI bill moves forward with significant changes

A controversial bill that seeks to protect Californians from artificial intelligence-driven catastrophes has caused uproar in…

Unlike SpaceX or Chevron, we won’t flee California

Businesses both small and large are fleeing California in search of friendlier pastures. From 2018 through…

As heat rises, California reduces farmworker oversite

California has sharply cut its enforcement of heat-protection laws for outdoor laborers while extreme heat has…

Will California bill to regulate AI protect consumers or gut tech?

Aug. 8, 2024 3 AM PT California is a world leader in artificial intelligence — which…

What the crisis at the border has meant for California’s economy

Kamala Harris had no sooner replaced Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee than Donald…

More than 50 Big Lots stores to close in California

Big Lots, the discount retail chain known for carrying a wide assortment of goods, is closing…

Lawsuit faults countertop companies for a worker’s incurable silicosis

From morning to evening, six days a week, Gustavo Reyes Gonzalez spent his days cutting engineered…

How California insurers base premiums on your home’s wildfire risk

In the past several years, homeowners across the state have been either burdened with extremely high…

Uber, Lyft win Prop 22 ruling; workers remain contractors

The California Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Proposition 22, the voter initiative that allows Uber, Lyft…

Long-awaited indoor heat standard goes into effect in California

More than a million workers laboring in warehouses, kitchens, laundry rooms and other hot indoor settings…